Rising rents. Stagnant wages. Homelessness. Gentrification. Today's big stories in Los Angeles have a common thread: a gap in social and economic equity. A report found that L.A. has the 7th highest level of income inequality in the country.

John Ridley, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “12 Years a Slave” continues to tackle subjects that are relevant to today’s America. The unstoppable Ridley is now working on a comic book sequel, “The American Way: Those Above and Those Below.”

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Watts Waits: Anticipating the Future of Jordan Downs

Filmmaker Drew Bachrach captures the current climate of anticipation and frustration at Jordan Downs in his film, “Watts Waits.” Aside from capturing some of the project’s history, Bachrach’s film showcases the family spirit that defines Jordan Downs as well as the benefits that the redevelopment could bring for the future of Watts and residents of Jordan Downs. As his film demonstrates, the patient denizens of Jordan Downs deserve the opportunity for a better quality of life that this next chapter will bring. In the meantime though as the efforts to obtain funding continue, occupants of Jordan Downs and the rest of Watts, wait.

One-third of the unaccompanied minors flooding the southwest border are girls, many escaping sexual violence in Central America, and arriving in the U.S. pregnant or with young children and are left to navigate a precarious health care system.

It took decades, but now California farmworkers will get the pay they deserve. The California Senate passed AB 1066 earlier this month, a bill introduced by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez that will create new rules for overtime pay for farmworkers.

Since 2014, nearly 40,000 unaccompanied minors have entered the U.S. each year to escape the widespread violence in Central America. On their harrowing journeys, these children commonly become victims of sexual assault, robbery, and forced labor.

In their report "Roots|Raíces", the research team at USC's Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration explores the demographic shifts occurring in South LA and how these changes are affecting the evolution of Latino identity in this mega-neighborhood.

Frank Lloyd Wright accelerated the search for L.A.'s authentic architecture. This episode explores the provocative theory that his early homes in L.A. were also a means of artistic catharsis for Wright.